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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
A Clay Loan for Berries.

DR.. II. Mckay, of Mississippi, says in
the New York World: 1t is true OF the
strawberry as of other things that it has
its favored loca tiles, where it attains
its greatest perfection and gives its most
astonishing results. A. few growers fully
understand this fact, but many, APP
parently intelligent, seem not to under
stand how great these differences really
are, and are disappointed when they fail
to do as we'll as others. Too little has
been said by many writers on the straw
berry about the soils best suited to the
health and growth of the plant, and the
perfection and beauty of the fruit. The
wonderful ease and facility with which
the berry adapts itself to different soils
and ATTITUDES coupled with the fact
that even in an imperfect condition it is
satisfactory in appearance and taste to
most persons, may in part be the cause
of this oversight. We do not agree
with the generally received opinion, as
taught by many writers, that sandy
loan gives either the largest yield Or
finest fruit. Possibly in the north and
west such may be true, but in the south
our largest yields and finest berries are
obtained from a clay loan.
While it is true that berries grown on
a sandy loan are often as large and
apparently as firm and well colored as
on clay loan, it is equally true that
they are deficient in that solidity,
strength of color and general makeup
that the same varieties possess grown on
the clay loan. All the facts, so far as
we have been able to gather them, point
to the general conclusion that, all other
things being equal, the strength, beauty
and perfection of the berry is dimin-
ished in proportion as free sand exists in
the soil; not that any Of our good land
is without sand, but we use the term
free sand where it readily separates and
can be seen in the little branches and
little gulics. By far the larger proper
ton of all our Southern lands has a lib
eral amount of free sand in them; whether
we take the rich alluvials in the great
delta, or the very light, porous, thin
ner pine lands near the Gulf, or the
higher and better grades of the piny sec
lions, this is true. 1t is also true of the
rich "canc hills" or "bluff formations,
and nearly all Of the high, rolling lands.
Besides the above, we have the heavy,
waxy lime lands, and the close, compact,
retentivc table lands. While on those
waxy lime lands some of the varieties
under skilful and high culture ac very
fine, the happy medium between the
light sandy loans on the one hand, and
heavy lime on the other, where all the
finer qualities of the berry are brought
to their greatest perfection, is on these
close, compact retentivc lands, such as
we find in central Mississippi.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
IIouseh old Hints.

Always put little soda in milk that
is to be boiled, as an acid is formed by
boiling.
Brasscs on furniture may be cleaned
with powdered whiting or rotten stone,
mixed with sweet oil and applied on
chamois skin.
Steel knives which are not in general
use may be kept from rusting if they
arc dipped in a strong solution of soda,
ono part water to four of soda; then
wipe dry, roll in flannel, and keep in
dry place.
S liver becoming black may be avoided
by keeping that which is not often
used in canton flannel bags, with small
bags about the size of thimble filled
with bits of gum-camphor packed in
arour the articles.
Insec may be destroyed with no,
alum. Put it in hot water, and let il
boil until the alum is dissolved. Apply
hot, with a brush, and all creeping
things are instantly destroyed withou,
danger to human life or injury to
property.
TO clean steel ornaments, dip a small
brush into some paralliac oil, and then
into some emery powder, such as is uscd
in the knife machines, and we'll brush
the ornaments, and all the rust will
soon come off; polish with u dry leather
and buster.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
Ancient Clothes,

A carpet merchant in Vienna has a
curious collection of ancient woollen and
linen clothes including more than 300
specimens. Many of them have been
taken from tombs, and are stretched on
to folios of cardboard to preserve them.
Some of the fragments are only a foot
square, but the larger ones make up an
entire Roman toga, which is said to be
the only one in the world. There are
great many embroidered dresses and
deal of knitting and crcwel work.
Double chain stitch seems to have been
as familiar to the Egyptian seamstresses,
sewing with bone needless as it is to
modern women. There are some very
quaint and unusual designs in the old
collection of cloths, but there are also
some very comm IN things. 1t is Curl
Gus to find that the common blue check
pattern of our busters and workhouse
aprons was in general use among the
Egyptians more than a thousand years
go.-Dry Goois Chronicle.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
Snake SnartneSS.

A snake story comes to me from a
place not hundred miles out of Par
ramatta. A gentleman was walking
about his grounds one day, when he saw
a snake, which at once made for its hole.
1t had nearly disappeared, when the
gentleman caught it by the tip of the
tail, and, drawing it ont with jerk,
threw it to distance The snake
gathered itself together, and while its
enemy was looking for a weapon with
which to kill l., got into the hole again.
Once more it was pulled out and once
more it rcturnc to earth, while vain
search was being made for stick. 1t
was wrenchcd from It's home third
time, and again the return journey was
made. But on this occasion the snake,
when it got to the hole, turned round
and went in tail first, triumphantly
swapping its fangs as it rctrcated into
the earth. If there IS snake story to
beat this l should like to hear it.-!Syd.
neg (Australia) Mail.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
The MindOM Glass Industry.

Window glass was first made in the
United States al P.ttsburg in 1895, at
which time james O'IIara and Major
Isaac Craig established a factory there.
In 1902 Gen. O'Hara made the first flint
glass. From that day to the present
PIttsburg has been the acknowledged
centre Of this class OF manufactures. Of
window glass factories proper in Pitts
burgh there are 80 in operation in the
city and suburbs, and one devoted TO the
making Of pate glass. The total
product of these 80 factories, with their
27G pos, has an annual value of So, 900, :
900. - Philadelphia Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27


Although the use of the smoothing har-
row has been generally introduced only
very lately it has proved wherever used so
extremely satisfactory as a weed killer
that it, surprising that all who know of
it do not use it. 1t is found that there
is no implement on the farm which is
really such labor saver in getting rid
of weeds or grass as q smoothing har-
row. The abundant and proper use of
it indeed may be fairly said to obviate
the necessity of hoeng almost altogether.
As hoeing is at once the slowest and most
la5orious work on the farm, the discovery
of this use of the harrow is one of the
greatest made in the use of I'M
proved tools. But in doing this work,
it must be borne in mind that it must
be done at the right time. In order to
discriminate properly as to that time,
we use the words of T. B. Berry. He
says:
One reason why some men do not
succeed in keeping their corn and po-
tato crops clean by narrowing with a
smoothing harrow when the plants are
small and before they arc up is be-
cause they do not do the wo:k at
the right time. have eighteen
acres of potatoes that are almost perfectly
clean; but hoe has not been used in
the field. There is no earthly need OF
breaking our backs hoeing any more
when We can stand up like men and kill
weeds at the rate of two acres an hour
if We only do the narrowing just at the
right time. Before the weeds appear
above ground the slightest moving will
destroy them, they arc SO tender; but
let them get well started and the har.
row vii kill part and hoe the rest
nicely, so that they will grow as fast as
potatoes. Then the weeds will rob The
crop largely, Or lots of hand-work viii
have to be done. l used to pay ou
about $50 year for hand hocing my
potatoes, and then they were not az
clean as they are now. keep the Sc
in my,pocket by narrowing and cult
waiting at just the right time.
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ltccipes.


BAKED APPLE BUTTER. Cook apples
thoroughly, strain througl a colandcr,
swccten to taste, place in an earthern
crock or jar, and put in the oven and
bake several hours, stirring occasionally;
add spices when done.
BEETs Clean and wash we'll and
boil till very tender; when cool peel and
slice, melt some butter in stewpan and
sprinkle with salt and pepper; add lit.
tie butter and flour rubbed together
ard enc pint of vinegar; simmer
twenty minutes, then pour over the
bects.
VANILLA JrMBLEs. Ono cup of but
ter and two Of sugar creamed together.
one cup ofmilk, an even teaspoonful OF
soda and two of cream of tartar, four
eggs; beat all well together; two tea
spoonfuls Of vanilla and sig cups of
flour; mix well, roll out not too thin,
sprinkle sugar on, and roll little. Cut
any shape you please; bake in mod
crate oven.
PoTATo Sour. "A quarter of pound
of butter, three large onions, peeled and
sliced small; stew in stew pan until
brown; stir frequently. When ready,
have peeled three or four dozen Of
medium size potatoes, and slice them in
to the stew pan with onions and butter;
pour sufficient boiling water over fot
the amount of soup desired: let them
. boil for two hours, and then strain
| through sieve into the soup turcen ;
season with salt and pepper,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
Indians of Bolivia,

BY Bolivian law, says a letter from
South America to the San Francisco
Chronicle no person can vote unless he
can read and write. This shuts out the
Indians. No wonder, therefore, that
they take but little interest in the well
fare of the country. Wishing to study
them closer, l stopped at an Indian house
one night. 1t was near Tortora, a wild
spot. The family consisted of husband,
wife and two children, a boy II and a
girl of years. OF course l slept out of
doors, being afraid of vcrmin. Clean
illness is not one Of the virtues of these
people.
My arricro built a fire, the children
watching every movement. My alcohol
lamp created a sensation. invited the
whole family to supper. We all squatted
round the fire. The man tried
several times to enter into conversation
but it was a failure, my arriero under
standing but little Quichoa. The woman
baked me some corn bread. AS they
know nothing about yeast it was rather
heavy. In the morning all hands came
out to help us get ready for starting.
The man helped the arriero to load, the
woman held the mule, the little girl my
poncho fand the boy my mule while !
was saading. On leaving I gave the
each piece of money. They came up
and kissed my hand. There was some
thing so natural, so simple, about these
people that | have ever since liked the
Quichoas. The use of the cocoa gives
these Indians beautiful teeth.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
GIadStOne'S Library.

Ex-Premicr Gladstone has library
containing nearly $4,000 volumes.
Works on theology are the most numer-
Gus. He also has large departments
devoted to Shakespeare, Dante and
Homer. "The great Florentine poet"
by the way, whom he quoted on Monday,
together with the Aristotle, Bishop But
Ter AMI st. Augustine, are the four
authors to whom Mr.. Gladstone attri-
butes the greatest formative influence on
his own mind. Speaking recently of his
books, the great statesman said: '1t
there is one thing | am vainer than an
other about it is my plan for stacking
books. l can get more books in.o a
given space than any man ! know
[Chicago Times.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
Not Romantic, But Positive.

Last summer pretty and romantic
city girl spent the summer on Maine
farm and got up mild filtration with
the young man of the house. He was
not particularly bold and so one evening
as she swung in the hammock in the
moonlight she cosly said to the young
fellow, "What is Gods best gift to
manl" He pondercd moment, as he
watched the color come and go in her
checks, and then said dccisivcly: "a
good boss, think" The young woman
said that it was getting damp and she
must 90 right into tho house.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
Lack of Confidence.

1t is related that proud father oil
twins invited friend to dine with HIM.
The man came in a condition more be-
fitting man who had dincd than one
about to dine. The twins had been
rugged out in their best bibs and fuckers
and sat in high chairs side by side.
"Thcre," said the proud father, "did
you ever see anything to match that~
The friend looked at the twins, and
conscious that he was in condition to
see double, said with great gravity:
'Ycsh. Tha's splendid child"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
A LIBERAL OFFER.
The Measurement OF the Year.

The length of the year is strictly 1868
days 5 hours 40 minutes 40 seconds and
seven tenths of a second--the time re-
quired for the revolution of the earth
round the sun. About As B. c. Julius
Caesar, by the help of sosigines, an AL
exandrlau philosopher, came to toler-
able clear understanding of the length of
a year, and decreed that every fourth
year should be held to consist of 366
days for the purpo:e OF absorbing the odd
hours. BY this rather clumsy arrange
ment the natural time fell behind the
reckoning, as, in reality, every fourth
year, is too much by II minutes, 10 sec
onds, and thrt e tcnths of a second, so it
inevitably followed that the beginning
of the year moved onward ahead of the
point at which it was in the days oil
Cesar. From the time of tn, Council of
Nice, in 325 A. D., when the vernal
equinox fell correctly on the 2lst of
March, Pope Gregory found, in 1892,
that there had been an over reckoning tc
the extent of ten days, and that the yer.
nal equinox fell on the 18th of March
To correct the paste he declared that
the 5th of October of thlt year should
be rcckoned as the 18th, and, to keeE
the year right in future-the overplus
being IS hours and 81 minutes and 1O
seconds in century-he ordered that
every centennial year that could not Ii
divided by four Q10o, 1900, 1900, 200,
220O) should not be bissextile, as it 9th
erwise would be; thus, in short, drop
ping the extra day three times every
400 years. While in Catholic countrie!
the Gregorian style was readily adopted,
it was not so in Protestant nations. II
Britain it was not adopted until 1853
by which time the discrepancy between
the Julian and Gregorian periods
amounted to II days. An act Of Parlia
ment was passed debating that the Sd O
September that year should be reckonet
the 14th, and that three of every fou
centennial years should be leap years
1900 not being leap year, the new ant
old styles now differ ~ days, our list o
January being equivalent to the 18th ole
style In Russia alone of Christian
countries is the old style retained. Thu
old style is still retained in the Treasur
accounts of Great Britain. In old time
the year was held to begin on the 25tl
of March, and this usage, or piece o
antiquity, is also still observed in tn
computations of the Chancellor Of tn
British Exchequer. So the first day o
the financial year is the 5th of April
being "Old Lady Day. "-JournaI Q
| Educ1tiOn.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
The COy0te and His Haunts.

A picture of the Great Plains is incom
plete without coyote or two, hurrying
furtively through the distance.
The coyote is awolf-a wolf about two
thirds the size of that one which haunts
forests and the pages of story books.
He has long, lean body; legs trife
short but sinewy and active; a head more
foxy than wolfsh, for the nose is long
and pointed; the yellow eyes are set in
spectacle frames of black eyclids, aud the
hanging tan-trimmed ears. may be
erected, giving well merited air of alert
ness to their wearer; tail-straight as q
pointers fox-like, for it is bushy
beyond the ordinary lupine type, and a
shaggy, large named, wind-rultied, dust
gathering coat of dingy white, suffused
with tawny brown, or often decidedly
brindled:
"A shade in the stubble, a ghost by the wall,
Now leaping, now limping, now risking
fall
Top cared and large jointed, but ever ALVEY
A thoroughly vagabond outcast in gray"
Such is the coyote-genus loci of the
plains; an Ishmaelite of the desert; a
consort of rattlesnake and yulture; the
tyrant of his interiors; jackal to the
puma; a bushwacker upon the TANKS OF
the buffalo armies; the pariah of his own
race. and despised by mankind. Withal,
he maintains himself and his tribe in
creases; he outstrips animals fieeter than
himself; he foils those of far greater
strength; he excels all his rivals in cum
ming and intelligence; he furnishes to the
Indian not only breed of domestic
dogs, but in many canine races ranks as
earliest progenitor; he becomes the CEN
tire of myths, and finally is apotheosized.
Our coyote is true Westerner, and
typifes the independence, the unre-
strained gayety and brisk zeal which en-
ter into the heart of HIM who sights the
Rocky Mountains. He is little known at
present eastward of real bunch grass
plains. In early days. however he was
common enough in the open country OF
Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, and north
ward, whence he received the name
"prairie-wolf. Threading the passes,
he wanders among the foothills of all
the complicated mountain system tina,
forms the "crest of the continent" and
dwells plentifully in California valleys.
Popular Science Monthly.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
Poetry and Prose.

1t is ten o'clock, pm. Adalbcrt takes
leave of Emma, the object of his affec-
ton, to whom he is engaged to be
married.
Emma--'Fare thee we'll, darling of
my soul, and when thou gazcst on the
moon, remember that she who loves thee
more than words can tell, also gazcs
upon yon distant orb and thinks of thee,
and thee alone"
Five minutes later: ~ say, NAV, what
has become of them cold baked beans
that was left over from dinner2 feel
as empty as a barrel. --SUtings.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
In the Same Boat.

"You have been in the army a great
many years, but have nev,r hearl of
your capturing anything" said an old
ccqucttc to somewhat venerable army
officer.
lyon ought to have fellow feeling
for ms" was the reply.
'IIox so?'
because We both know what it is to
grow old without making any con-
quest. - Texas filings.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27

Arc the words used by lady, who was at one
time given up by the most eminent physicians,
and left to die. Reduced to a mare skelet on
pale and haggard, not able TO leave her ped,
from ali those istrcs sing diseases pei uliar to
suffering females, such as displacement, leu
corrhpa, inflammation, etc, etc. She began
taking Dr. Pierce's "FavoIite Prescription
AID Also using the local treatments recon-
minded by him, and is now, she says, as good
as new" Price reduced 10 one dollar. BY
druggists.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
He was Bitten.

"Pa, have you got the hydrophobia"
"No, BERTHE; what makes you ask
that question:"
"Well, heard ma say to-day tina
you got awfully bitten when you thought
she had a fortune in her own name. ~
Rasar.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27

Silos constructed from wood are
growing in favor among Wisconsin
farmers.
Some dairymen save the last fourth of
the milk from h, cow in separate YES
sci, and pour it directly into cream
jar.
There never was a time when so many
minds were at work or SO many efforts
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
He MOuI,I start Him.

Fathcr-Mary, so out and coax John
ne to come in. Don't be harsh with
him, now.
Mary-J,i,nnic says he won't come in
for Inc or anybody else.
Fathcr-Whcre's that clubi - It'd
Bats.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27

and evervthipe in the nature Of eTuptlons,
snie,,es pimules, ulcers, icrofulous humors,
and nii, nepisnt consumption, Which is nothing
petely out Of the system 1t st ,Ru a1a
tno,i the bowels, purties the blood and
purely vegetable compound, and WIZ 20 b more
"Golden Medical DiscorcrD."
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27
Their Own Fault.

Many farmers complain of what they
call their hard lot. They work hard,
they say, all their lives and yet never gel
ahead any. They dress poorly and
live poorly, and never spend
cent for any new or improved thing,
no matter II 1t promises to bring
back hundred fold. When prices are
high they have nothing to sell and their
tub is always bottom up when 1t rains.
To illustrate at the present time the price
Of strictly fresh laid eggs in Boston at
retail is from AZ to so cents per dozen,
and 1t would be interesting and in
tructive to know how may farmers in
this State are able to take advantage OF
these high prices. The following letters
show what can be accomplished by in
telligent and enterprising farmers.
PORTSMOUTH, N. II.
!, S. Johnson & Co., Gentlemen:-l
have made a trial of your Sheridan's
Powder and am much pleased with re.
suit; it is really greater than the report
would seem to show, for previous to
using 1t l had nine hens; one died tho
day before began TO use the Powder,
two were moping about, but now are
bright and laying every day, AMI the last
week of the trial two of my hens have
been setting, so that the product has
more than doubled. / bought large
can, but only used about half Of it; l
do not send in expectation of getting q
prize, but thought you would like to
know the result.
Respectfully, L. D. TRTrr.
STAFFORD SrRFas, Conn Nov.29, SO.
Messrs. l. S. Johnson & Co.,
Dear Sirs:--I have been using your
Sheridan's Powder for two months now
for my hens; it works like magic. Last
month / got eighty-s six eggs from six
Lsngshans, old hens, too. Tho first of
the month l bought three more, and
from the nine have got one hundred
and three eggs so far this month, till
yesterday, Can't very we'll compete for
your premiums as my hens are produc-
ing at their utmost capacity, being
fully under the influence of the Pow.
der. l have neighbor who has
twenty-one hens and has only got forty
eggs this month.
Yours CHAs W. CoMlNs.
LIBERAL OFFER.
On receipt Of go cents in stamps we
will send too small packages of Sheri-
dams Powder to make hens lay, and one
copy of the Farmers Poultry Raising
Guide" a new book, fully illustrated,
which retails for rs cents; or for 81 20
the regular price, we will send one
IA pound can of powder, and tho
Guide free. We will send all by mail,
post paid. If you do not order the
Powder send rs cents for copy of the
Poultry Guide. 1t is really worth 50
cents just to show you how to make
money from your hens during the sea-
son of high prices. Write your name
post-office, and state plainly.
Address l. S. johnson & Co.,
% Custom House St., Boston, Masa
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-01-27

No matter in what part you live. you had
better write to Hallett & Co., Portland,
Mai e, without dela!; they will send you FREQ
information about work that you cad do and
live at home, at profit of from S. to. $25 and
$50 in day. Both sexes All ages. You are
started in business free. Capital not needed.
Every worker who takes old at once is abso-
lutey sure Of snug little fortune. Now 10
the time.
No lady should live in perpetual fear, and
suffer from the more serious troubles that 50
often appear, when DR.. Kilmer's COMPLETE
FEMALE REMEDY is certain TO prevent and cure
Tumor and Cancer there.
Best, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. by Druggists. SOC.